Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 58 of the 1910 volume:

CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY 3 0411 000744315 CHICAGO NORMAL COLLEGE CIAS! 800K OF JVNE NINtTKII HVNMt TtH 311115 1 ftCAICATION TO MR. OWEN AND THE FACULTY WITH THE LOVE AND RESPECT OF THE CLASS OF 1910 To ELLA FLAGG YOUNG who in the course of her long and distinguished service in the public schools of Chicago as teacher, as principal, as district superintendent, as principal of the Chicago Normal School and finally as superintendent of schools has exempli- fied the qualities of mind and heart that endear her to all her former pupils and co-workers in the Chicago schools, this page is dedicated asa mark of honor and respect by the Class of 1910. S ACVLTY 12 3 4 p •21 2-2 23 2 J FACULTY ROLL Wm. B. Owen Principal Chas. W. French Vice-Principal Agnes M. Hardinge. Director of Normal Extension Department of Education 1. John T. McManis Department of Psychology 2. Myeon L, Ashley Department of History 3. Edward E. Httt, 4. Dora Wells Department of Englisli 5. James F. Hosic 6. Ellen Fitzgerald 7. Elvira D. CabeUi 8. Cyrus L. Hooper Department of Geography 0. Jane Perry Cook . to. Harry S. De Velde Department of Mathematics U. Frederick W. Buchhous 12. Edgar C. Hinkle Department of Graphic Arts 13. George W. Eggers Antoinette Miller Department of Manual Arts 14. Oscar L. McMurry 15. Elmer A. Morrow IG. Jean Hutchinson Helen Hicks Department of Physical Education 17. Dorothy Ellingwood 18. Amy Allen Xorthcott Department of the Kindergarten 19. Alice O ' Grady 20. Olive Russell Department of Music 21. Henry W. Fairbank 22. Alice Gahthe Department of the Deaf Oral 23. Mary McCowan Virginia W. Freeman Department of Oral Expression 24. Joseph W. Dows Department of Instruction in Penmanship. . .25. John W. Shepherd Department of Science 26. Grant Smith 27. Aaron H. Cole Librarian 28. Helene L. Dickey Assistaut Librarian 29. Flora J. Bates Clerli 30. Ijvdia Kelly THE Normal School, at first a county school, has always been a practice school, although originally it was not in a separate building but shared the same structure with the college. At that time there were but three grammar grades— primary, intermediate, and preparatory, an arrange- ment that lasted until 1883, when, under the management of Col. Parker, who came in 1880, the practice school was enlarged and eight grades built up. At this time that part of the school work corresponding to what is now the college work, was a high school course, three years of which were devoted to high school work and one to practice work, this being the equipment for training. Sub- sequently this training was improved upon and enlarged, the high school course being abolished in 1890. In 1896 Englewood became annexed to Chicago, and the Board of Education voted to accept the Cook County Normal School for the benefit of Chicago and Cook County. Later on, in 1899, the present practice school building ojiened for work, although not entirely completed until nearly three years later. When the last wing of the school had been added, the members of the College came over to reside temporarily in the practice building while prep- arations for our present college building began. In September, 1905, the two buildings, the Chicago Normal College and the Nonnal Practice School, were as we see them now, two large, separate structures, joined by a narrow bridge. In 1907, Mr. French came to the Normal School both as principal of the Normal Practice School and as vice-principal of the Normal College. H THE Harrison School, named in honor of Carter H. Harrison, Senior, mayor of Chicago for so many years, was established in 1887. In its growth from a school on Went worth Avenue and Twentieth Street it has had at times as many as three branches. When it became a practice school in September, 1907, the last branch was dropped. TTie main building now keeps an average membership of thirteen hundred. In the early days the neighborhood of the school was very ditferent, pre- senting an exceedingly different picture from its present appearance, for the pop- ulation consisted of a wealthy class of Dutch and Irish American-born families. We still see proof of them in an occasional house which, though dirty and dilapi- dated now, shows signs even yet of a form er prosperity. These well-to-do people gradually moved south or east as the Italians and Sicilians, who now compose the greater part of the school membership, took possession of the neighborhood. Since 1890 the dark haired children of the Harrison School have been under the care of Mr. Payne, who not only superintends the work at school, but often- times finds it necessary to visit the homes, interview the parents, and advise in fam- ily alTairs. The work of the doctor and nurse here is also unusually far-reach- ing. This year there have been at least sixty serious special cases attended to, in which no fee has been asked or the charge made has been nominal. Since there is no great church, no large park or fine theatre in the vicinity, the school has necessarily become a center for all things, social as well as educa- tional, notable in its great hold on the community. WHAT is now known as the Carter School was opened in 1880 in a one- room store on the corner of State and Sixty-first streets. It was at that time not a city but a district school and belonged to District 10, Town- shi]i Lake and Hyde Park. In 1884 an eight-room building was erected on the corner of Wabash avenue and Sixty-first streets. This new structure, the Wabash Avenue school, was regarded as a subject of great ridicule by the local papers, which felt certain it would never be filled. But it did become filled, although even when Miss Abby E. Lane became princii)al in 1891, the neighborhood was not yet well built up, and the school house was surrounded by an oak grove. After the World ' s Fair, the district became more thickly settled, and in 1894 a twelve-room addition, or what is now the main building, was erected. At the present day, with a membership of eleven hundred, even the new building has proved inadequate, and it has been found necessary to add four port- able rooms. In 1909 the Carter became a practice school. 4 Hft B _K •iH| r Py BBBIBBB Tnc class IN MEMORIAM Marguerite perrigo elsie swanson Effie a. Hawkins HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED REST Class Organization O ■ ' ?). 1 9 ' Irene M. XIolyneaux Marie L. Shine Jennie I. Caoe Marie G. Ready Presideiit Vice-President Sec-retai-y Treasurer AFTER the election of officers in September, three committees were ap- pointed to conduct the class affairs for the year. The members of each were carefully selected by the Executive Committee and approved by the class advisers. The General Exercise Committee arranged the pub- lic programs which the class was called upon to give. The first of these was the Christmas celebration, which consisted of dramatic sketches and musical numbers. The second was the program on Humaneness, in which the subject of humane so- cieties was treated. The Social Committee arranged and conducted the receptions given by the class. Two were given, at each of which an out-going class was entertained. The preparation of the Class Day program and all other work connected with our last days at Normal were in the hands of the Graduation Committee. This was subdivided into committees which had charge of the class book, the program, pins and rings, prophecy, historj and the class gift. Each member of each committee worked earnestly and faithfully, and the success of the class is in a great me asure due to their combined efforts. I. M. M. .VDVISERS. rr. McMiirrj . Miss Caliell. Miss Garthe. Mr. Fairbanli. Mr. De Velde. CIIAIItMEX OF COMMITTEES. Sdcial .inna Dal ton General Exercises Lola Bell Convis GKADU.VTIOX : f irv.v ;.s7oii — Teresa O ' SuUivan. The Program— VnaUne Paden. ' ntlni (,) — Svlvia Ilallhers;. Cln. ' s Gift—SUMv. ' a Sullivan, lieatri.-. ' Clarke. Pins and 7?  , ' .v— Uutli Smith. JL-irie .Vusternian. Pr(v;jA c — Lennre I Milan. VUtsx Koiui ?) — lAHKire Dolau. BooA-— Anne Koopman. Class Poem bj ' — Edna Carey. In producing this class book the staff has endeavored to create something that will ever be a fitting representative of Normal School work, both in literature and art. Perhaps more than ever before the editors have ]iut forth e ( ' ry effort to accomplish a fine thing. And in the many undreamed-of complications that arose from ignorance, want of foresight, or general inability, the stalf has ever been faithfull y advised, helped, and cheered by Mr. Morrow, to whom not only the edi- tors of tile book but the whole class wish to extend a vote of thanks. «A II f O !) «i r ys ?i 1, ? c 6l p la ' - w ■?3 17 g ' ' ?f ' 5 -V . i 3 ti ? Ik. f ? 1 f a n ? J ' X ' 7y ' - , , ;75- Si. CLASS ROLL 1 Marvbelle C. Kerrigan 63 Louis(. lie, 1st 124 Margaret M. Dillon 64 Margaret Corlitiv 125 3 Julia A. Hallberg 65 Stella ( ■(■,, 111).. 11 126 4 Anna M. Kelly 66 Maru-aivt M. Sc rv 1-27 5 Irene M. Shea 67 Mary H, Allison 128 6 Mercedes McKvoy 68 Anna L. Kirchen 129 7 Constance r . lOverbam 69 Agnes M. Denies l. ' Ki 8 Marie G. Ready 70 Helen E. Maloney i;n 9 Elvira J. ErirUsou 71 Lena R. Movitz 132 10 Louise A. Qniulau 72 Ruby Clayton 133 11 Adellie L. M. Daliliu 73 Rita Rigney 134 12 Dorothy Knowles 74 Ida Susan Duboff 135 13 Kennetha Palmer 75 Agnes M. Ryan 136 14 Vera A. McGlinu 76 Carrie I.. George 137 15 Lucy Edelstein 77 llattie tiertrude Merrill 138 16 Lillian Anderson 78 Fran. es JI. Hanson 139 17 Katherine E. Burke 79 Marie L. Shine 140 18 Cecilia M. Kane SO Pansy Edmau 141 19 Catherine McCormiek 81 Marjorie L. Strassen 142 2f) Lillian M. Anderson 82 Inez L. Ponshe 143 21 Myrtle B. Twichell 83 Lora II. Boermel 144 22 Marie A. Lutzen 84 Rosina M. Schram 145 23 M. Corinna Hempel 85 Katherine Sievers 146 24 Gertrude F. Jephson 86 Mae L. Fitzgerald 147 25 Theresa Boyle 87 Karina B.iorklunil 148 26 Angela McCann SS Edna F. Carey 149 27 Marie L. Powers Katharine R. Welch 1.50 28 Agnes O ' Conuell 90 Magarite O ' Toole 151 29 Margaret M. Cummings 91 Martha M. Weichelt 1.V2 30 Gertrude E. Beck 92 Ida Holmes Bombaugh 153 31 Ruth Wilkie 93 Helen L. Powers 154 32 ilary C. Garvey 94 Regiiia K. Ilarfiiian 155 33 Frances M. Wachter 95 Elizalii ' th M.-Xulfv 156 34 Beulah Peritz 96 Margaret West 157 35 Frances J. O ' Brien 97 Olive A. Tierney 158 36 Pearl B. Bruff 98 Ruth Jean Smith 159 37 Jaroslava Bohacova 99 Irene JI. Jlolyneaux ii;o 38 Anna Lennre Dolan 100 Ruth SI. Eustace 161 39 Bertha M, Kraft 101 Gertrude M. O ' Brien 162 40 Ter. ' sii (fSiillivan 102 May Sullivan 163 41 Josci.liiiic. S. McCarthy 103 Nora Kelly 164 42 Irene li. Crane 104 Tlieliii.i Seahott 165 43 Ethel Rosenthal 10.-, Maru.iict C. Fov 166 44 Bessie M. Kennedv Kic, i;ns,. V. Kilcullen 167 45 Marie R. Simons ' 107 I ' .catriiv C. Clark 168 40 Marie Bucklev KiS Sylvia II. Hallberg 169 47 Jessie Lvie 109 Eleanor I. Clarke 170 48 Lucille Quinlan 110 Agnes S. Hall 171 49 Edith Gunnarson til May L. Kilgallen 172 50 Pearl Becker 112 Agnes L. Ronan 173 51 Mildred M. Loueks 113 May Sullivan 174 52 Helen Wenstrom 114 Nellie E. Cook 175 53 Ataric M. Henry 115 JIary V. Kearney 176 54 Mililic! N ' isted 116 (Jertruile E. Beek 177 r.. ) M:l.lrlin.. Tlionid 117 Florence McHale 178 51 ; .May C. cavanagh lis Edna L. Watkins 179 Miilirl Carlson 11!) Catherine R. Kelly ISO 5S Irene A. Kenney Jonnie I. Cade 181 50 Elsa Sc -k 121 Marie Tliiel 182 no Esther Olson 122 Audrie M. Palmer 183 61 62 Katharine Sdnvalm Helen D. Warzewski Edith M. Richardson Marie R. Austermann Catherine L. Sutherland Alice C. Spear 123 Marie K. Madsen Mary E. Courteuay Mabelle C. Schueler Mary V. C. McDermott Margaret E. Quinlan 1S4 irma llartuug Elizabeth JI. Ritter Delia Bergin Anna G. Coughliu (iertrude Downey Bessie M. Saplitzkv Myrtle M. Melville Mary A. Bepler Itegina M. Foote Lucille Moreney JIary Fardy Marie Fay Isabelle A. Donahue Grace M. Casey Loretta E. Flynn Elizabeth D. McKay Gertrude Hill Jlyrtle U. JIurphy Helen C. Frey Rosalie M. McGlynn Theresa M. Magrady Ruble Walworth Bessie Cunniff Barbara B. Taylnr Marv F. Swan Alice M. Johnson Mrs. Anna E. Blackwood Rosa H. Froehlich Ethel J. Calkin.s Marion E. Blade Allda E. Christian Florence L. Bland Rosemary Quinn Pauline Paden Sade F. Higgins Judith Tillman Frances Conway Ethel M. Morf Genevieve Ryan Mildred E, Sullivan Catherine II. Keane Gertrude C. Fletcher Agnes M. JlcXerny Catherine M. Leach Anna L. Bishop Eleanor C. M. Walquist Lola Bell Convis Emma Joerms Blanche Lang Blossom L. Homan Anna L. Klages Garnetta E. Tibbs (Jertrude B. Strauss Ethel (i. Scamhier Ilenriettc Bielenherg Anne Roopnian Anna E. Dalton Mabel Lundquist Martha Oge Lillian Herman JIargaret C. O Rrien Alma V. Rigbeimer Catharine I iindrlgan Katbaryn T. Sullivan Belle Ruth Cook Myrtle Bisehoff CLASS POEM The shadows soft are falling, The evening embers burn, I can see thee, dear old Normal, Happy memories now return. Thy stairway and thy pillars, Thy dome so clear I see, The goodly trees have now grown tall, And hid thy face trom me. I linger on thy portals, While morn is fresh and bright, And watch the maiden faces. As they trip the airy flight. Again I tread these marble stairs, WTiere merry footsteps fall, Again I hear thy faithful bell, To happy maidens call. Again I wind my happy way, Down through the lunch room door, And seat myself with girlish friends, As I have done before. They talk of clubs and college chums, Of baseball, gym, and math, And tell how in their practice work, One youngster used to laugh. Again I cross the Bridge of Sighs, And join the dancing Graces, Tripping lightly as I go, ' lid hosts of unknown faces. These happy faces everywhere. Are not the ones T know. The fairy footfalls ne ' er are ours, Nor murmuring whispers low. But ours were happy faces then, And cheery voices too. With hearts bound round by bands of Love, To thee fond Mater— true. So— when the twilight dreamy, Steals my soul from me, I float along the pleasant past. With happy thoughts of thee. Edna F. Carky CLAS HISTORY AS a preface, perhaps it would be well to lay the blame for the birth of this manuscript where it properly belongs. It was a dismal, dull, drearj- day (note the alliteration), when a member of the faculty (mentioning no names), on her way upstairs, glanced out upon the court of the school, and turning to a party of girls near her, said, Doesn ' t that view of the building make you think of a prison! Then with a laugh, And we, the faculty, are, I suppose, the jailers. Aha ! A few idle words, and behold the result. This merely goes to show that it is not always the students but sometimes tlie irreproachable faculty that are to blame. CHAPTER I. The trial was over— and we were declared guilty. We could not yet real- ize the truth. Our feelings seemed dulled, our brains in a mist. Could it be true? Were we really condemned ? The words the judge had ]ironounced were still ring- ing in our ears. Guilty! Guilty! Of the terrible frime of being cut out for a school teacher. Oh, awful fate! And the punishment, alas— two years at hard labor and (if we still exhibited the tendencies) a life sentence. CHAPTER II. Our first orders came one day in August. We were to appear before the ex- aminers who were to file our records. Here we were put under the third degree and compelled to answer such questions as the following: 1. VVTiy did your grandfather die ? 2. Has your brother had the measles? 3. How much older will you be two years from now ? Then our eyes, ears, and hearts were tested ; our measurements taken running and jumping; the squares of our bases, and our diagonals, times pi, calculated. On the eighth of September, 1908, we were bundled into patrol wagons, and were at last on our way to prison. We soon arrived at our destination. (Do you know, they say Sixty-ninth street cars stop at Stewart avenue from force of habit, without any effort on the part of the motorman?) We entered the stately halls of Normal Prison. Behind us lay Liberty (probably a position as a stenographer)— before us lay the terrible task of uplift- ing the young mind at sixty-five per. What a terrible future! To begin with, our cells were assigned us. As the newest jirisoners we were sent to the third floor so as to liave the most stairs to climb. Then a scliedule of our work was handed to us and we began to work out our punishment. We were sent to workshop 211, where Little IMathematics sat in a corner. Spouting big words galore. He idioscyncrasized most of our habits. And svllabused us bv the score. But the adult mind is prone to overestimate and exaggerate, e found that bv rooting-out squares, and by standing every time our number was caled, we were able to make a cross-cut to Liberty without the use of similar triangles. Hey diddle diddle, the next was a riddle. King Cole in cell one hundred ' leveu, By administrating his patented fluid. Was sending poor earthworms to heaven. Our time here was pleasantly spent and we began to wonder if perhaps our punishment was to be lighter than we had expected. Our protoplasm was daily examined our temperature tested, and when we had become profieient m hang- ing keys on the proper hooks, we were passed on to the soulful science. Little Cy Kology, come blow your horn, As Gabriel blow, for these prisoners forlorn. Oh, blow it so loud, and blow it so deep. For it seems every prisoner has gone fast asleep. After peacefully resting amidst instinct and reasoning, we were marched ■ Little Miss Mutfet sat on a piano stool. But she didn ' t sit there very long. For we volleyed and thundered. Up in three hundred— But they say ' ' Even ' soul hath its song. Now, where are you going, my convict niaidT I am going to Art, she perspeetively said. Do you high-light designs, or weave atmosphere? We construct possibilities, nothing else though, I fear. One of the necessary characteristics which we were obliged to cultivate in order to obtain freedom, was agility. , , , Now Jack, be nimble, and Jack, be cute, In a minute and a half, hop into your suit. First polka like babies, then swing clubs like men. With a one, two, and three and a hop out a gain. Oh, yes, we developed an agility wHch would have put lightning change artists to shame. . , „ , t But hist ! Be still ! We approach the tragic side of our dreary lives- Oh where, oh where is the Iliad gone? With a heigh and a lo and a heigh nonney no. ' Tis gone, packed in memory ' s faithless storehouse. Ting-a-ling, sweet students love the spring. Special orders from headquarters, a new jailer suddenly entered our lives. What, was it possible? A new theoiy was now to be put in practice. It was thought that if we learned to move our arms in a different way, for example, ac- cordhig to the Patiner method, our dispositions might be changed. Well, the refonnation was badly needed in most cases. It was See saw, new jailer Dows (pronounced Daws) The convicts shall have a new master. Six sheets of foolscap we write every day. Oh, ' twas an awful disaster. Here we learned to make fancy curves, to hold the body straight, and to count— up to one. Our Secn)id Year of Imprisonment. , ■ .■ It is customarv to i ardon prisoners and release them before the expiration of their term, upon good behavior, but not so here. It was with somewhat forcM energv that we took u]-i our tools for our second year ' s term, but our hearts light- ened as we looked forward with the assurance that if we did everything that was expected of us, and a little bit more, perhaps, -whicli is known here as social effi- ciency (a very elastic tenn), we would he released upon the following June. The monotony of our prison life, however, was somewhat relieved by the advent of a new sheriff upon the promotion of our former one. He was a pleas- ant-faced, good-natured individual, and we immediately dropped some of our re- sponsibilities, thinking to give him a view of, if not how much liberty we had had, at least, how much we would like to have. And did it work? Let this suffice: he knew what was good for us ! It was now, also, that we became divided. There was need for laborers in the stoneyards, of which this prison had three. They were called the Harri- son, Carter and Normal yards, and contained stones in varying c onditions. Not only was the stone to be broken by the laborers, but plans must also be made for the care of the stone, the bettering of existing conditions, suggestions for the development of a better grade and so forth. And here— here of all places, were our grinding tasks almost beyond belief. Unto each poor prodigal was allotted the work of breaking stones into various shapes. Some were blessed by being al- lowed to cut the hard-heads into lumps like Little Gypsy Dandelion or I ' m a Beautiful Red, l ed Drum on Mondays and Wednesdays, then on Tiiesdays, Thursdays and Fridays these self-same lum])s were to be slivere l into the causes of the French and Indian War, or Why did Napoleon cross the Rnbicon and not the Delaware? Other less well-faring inmates were appointed to powder smaller stones in- to the inevitable idols of School Gardens or What kind of a leaf does an oak tree have? Last, but not least, came the drill in stone cutting to the count of one— one- one— one— one— ready, break! Sixty cracks to a minute, with a curve of the body. It was not, however, merely the task of breaking the crusted earth ' s sur- face. Imagine if you can— an individual standing before a pile of rough stones, all sizes and grades; about the lower ankle is elapsed a ball, a ball of fear, dread and self-consciousness. In the right hand the convict holds a mallet. At a table not far distant sits the boss of the realms before you. At the sound of a gong, a deep, hollow, gruesome-sounding clang, the convict commences to knock. Slowly, oh, so quietly and ghost-like, the door opens, and the clanking of an officer ' s spurs are heard crossing the cold stoney floor of the yard. Almost as if by magic, enters the sheritT of the great ])rison, followed by the turnkey of the stone yard. Bear in mind, the knocking of the stone continues— until the bell announces quit- ting time. Then the convict limps to the table at which the grand conference is held. Here, he finds out, that the stones he has brok( n are all of the wrong size, the turnkey says that he swings his arm with too slack a force, the sheriff, that he does not hit in the right direction, that he does not stand properly, and what not and whatnot. Is it a wonder, friends, that you behold before you a class of al- most ex-convicts, from which the springy step of freedom has completely van- ished? While half of our nunilier were out working in the stone yard, the rest of us were still within the walls of the prison, jireparing for our future tussle with the stones. We studied the nature of stone, its development through every little stage, what men in bygone years thought of it, what they had done for it, and also the result of environment upon the grade of stone. Keeper IcManis held the iron lod over our heads, directing us in our labor. Ding dong liell ! Kittens and Miss AVells! It may not be iiistory but it surely was hers! From the ( aic of Small Cats we worked nut Immigration, Then the treatment of ])ovs and how we built our nation. The prison authorities, of course, desired beautiful premises, but desired these at the expense of those prisoners who proposed to be Nature Study Fak- irs. On sunshiny days, near-by residents were almost moved to tears at the sight of a long line of convicts, armed with shovels, moving in lock-step fashion, slowly, ah, so slowly (as Keeper Smith can well testify), down the avenue, to dig up Ye purple asters and ye golden rod, With which to deck the grassy sod. What a dark and grewsome mystery was held in the closet of Eoom 207 is only known by those who shook the venerable hand of Brother Jones— or was it Tomkins ! Some claimed that it was George Washing-ton at the age of twenty-five, but were argued against strongly by believers in Alexander the Great ' s bony pres- ence. Whosoever it may have been, we all learned how to do the Adoration ex- ercise before his shrine. From thence we passed into the realms of Little Nemo, not a slumber- land, though (oh, no!) but a place where one might learn to digest a meal without eating it. Then came the time for a change about of conditions. The convicts were called in from the stone yards, their faces all scarred and wiinkled from ex- posure to the weather, now to be confined within doors to take up tasks for their own betterment. The heretofore indoor laborers were now sent out to try their mettle in the yards. We all worked with might and main, for in twenty weeks we knew we would be released and left to paddle our own canoe, as it were. At length the glorious day of freedom arrived. We threw back our shoul- ders and sniffed in the fresh air, in advance. We walked forward, freed of all our irons, up to the prison turnkey, received our pardons, and burst forth from the prison walls. Disguised in a new suit, with our pardons in our hands, we tii - ' idlv re-entered the world and mingled with our fellow-mortals. Some of us regained our former manner and seemed of the world, but some of us, alas, to this day bear the prison taint, and will, to the end of time. The Prophecy A MASK portraying five distinctive types of girls characteristic of the Normal School— given on class day. A prologue in verse describing a scene on Mount Olympus wherein the Gods and Goddesses, representatives of the College Faculty, discuss the tj pes of girls most pleasing to them, introduces the presentation. First appear the scientific girls, surrounded by the signs and sjT nbols of their favorite pursuit. The athletic group follows : the tennis girls decked in their outing costumes, the sturdy basket ball girls, the nimble gymnasts and the graceful dancers. The jolly girls next rush on the scene in a tumult of joyous laughter and while away ' the passing moments with quips and cranks and wanton wiles. Gowned in rustling fabrics and dainty colors, the society girls wheel and courtesy in the stately dance, sip their tea nnd chatter the latest Parir? fash ions. With jubilant burst of song the Muses of Art, Music, and Poetry bring the series to a dramatic close. The Epilogue portrays the decision made by the Rulers of the Universe, that no one type is supreme, but a well-balanced variety is necessary to make a happy world. CLASS SONG Perfume of flowers softly floats on the air, Voices of springtime sound everywhere, Earth, like glad youth, greets the future with song, Melody sweet and rare. Fair is the laud where we ' ve wandered so long. Joyous, exultant, light hearted throng ; Faint are the echoes that linger of laughter. Once ringing clear and strong. Vanished the hours that fled silent and fleetly, Hushed are the voices that caroled so sweetly; Smiles fade in tears as grief wells in each heart; With slow lingering foosteps, we sadly depart. Wide lies before us a land strange and new. Bathed in the morning ' s silvery dew, Mystic, alluring, shimmering strand Gleams in our wondering view. One fleeting glance bael o ' er youth ' s golden shore Where our dancing footsteps shall trip never more. One parting sigh for the joys that are sped. Dream-laden days of yore. Forth, then, to gather Life ' s thorn-hidden roses, Withering each flower its sad message discloses. Glad hours must pass as the rose fades away, And evening ' s soft dusk hides the sweet light of day. Tho we may part in the Misty Beyond, Tho we may long for scenes passing fond ; Cherished each word that was breathed in the past, Safe in Love ' s fadeless bond. Air— Kubiustein ' s Melody in F. Lenore a. Dolan. J KIHDtRGAKTCN Officers: Piesideut, Kemietha Palmer; Viee-PresideDt, Phyllis M. Bastin; Secretary and Treasurer, Alice J. Manchee. Representative to Student Council, Julia Hallberg. OUR Kinderoarten Deiiartnient, now consisting of thirty-three members, be- o-an with Miss Allen and ] [.rs. Putnam as teachers. Then, the students spent the whole of their school time in the study of Kindergarten meth- ods. Mr. ( ooley and the Board of Education decided that it would be wise for the students to get a wider knowledge of the grammar school as a whole, in order that they might be better able to co-Ojierate with it, and so the course of study was changed to the present one, giving up part of the time for study with the students preparing for grade work. That course has proved very satisfactory, for it has kept the students from too narrow a point of view. Of all school organizations, the kindergarten comes closest to the family. One has only to cross the threshold of a kindergarten room to realize how happy aie those who dwell within. The enthusiasm of the girls, the attractiveness of the work, together with a glimpse of Miss ' Grady and Miss Ruasell, our teachers, often make girls .ioin us after they have taited tlie elementary course. Tlien, too, our class is very much like one of the college clubs. It ha ' busi- ness meetings, ])vovi(les a jn ' ogram for the general exercises twice a year, has a representative on the student council, and gives four ]iarties a year, one to each incondng class, and one to the graduat ' s of February and of June. Clvbs 1 President Mar.iorie Strassen Vice-President Sylvia I.am mebs Secretary Marie Keady Secretary Florence Waldron Treasurer Agnes Uyan The Senior Dramatic Club is the oldest club in the school. It was organ- ized in the fall of 1905, when a throng of enthusiastic students met for the first time in Miss Freeman ' s room. From that day to this S. D. C. has been the embodi- ment of good times and work. The aims of the club are both social and intellec- tual. The interest of the members is centered about the two plays givi-n each year. The first year of the organization six plays were given, but since theu it has be- come the custom to give but two, one a mid-year play and one in the spring. The spring play is usually one of Shakei)eare s. Some of the plays that have been given are The Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Xight, A Midsummer Night ' s Dream. The Vicar of Wakefield was given this year for the mid-year play and As You Like It in the sjiring. The Case of Sophronia was given at the meeting of the alumnae this year, and The Falcon, by Tennyson, as a general exercise program. Meetings are held every other Tuesday in the established meeting place, the Dome. Here is where the jolly initiations take place each year. Here is where the old S. D. C. girls met and discussed and argued parliamentary law until Ivobert ' s Kules of Order were finally adopted. Here we hope the Senior Dramatic Club will continue to meet and be ever, as it is now, one of the most prominent features of the school. For our success this year we are sincerely indebted to our kind advisers. Miss Freeman, ; Iiss Hutchinson, Mr. Morrow, Mr. Hooper. J President Lenobe Dolan Vice-President Blanche Lano Treasurer Fbances Hanson Secretary Isabelle Donahue Club Advisers Mil. Hosic, Misa Fitzgerald, Mb. Eqgebs A glance at the histo ry of the Literary Club of the Chicago Normal College for the past year presents a widely varied series of activities, ranging from those of a strictly literary to those of a purely social character. From a great number of very interesting programs of the first semester, two stand out pre-eminently as being highly instructive and enjoyable. These as- sumed the nature of travelogues, one on Venice and one on Germany. Programs for the study of modern authors were continued throughout the year, but were sup- plemented in the second semester by magazine work. The club ' s manner of treat- mg this last mentioned subject was as follows: a classified list of the magazines in the library with a short account of each was given, followed by discussions of particular magazines, involving their present and past history. Descriptions and accounts of the Atluntic Monthly, World ' s Work and Century Magazines were written by the members. Besides this work, the club has been entertained on several occasions by original short stories, essays, and poems, also contributed by the members. Perhaps the most important feature of the year ' s work was the revision of the Constitution. This Constitution, which was adopted on February 21, 1907, and which has been in force without alteration until the recent amendments were adopted, was found inadequate to meet the new conditions arising from an ever increaising number of business transactions. Accordingly, on Februan 8, 1910, the Constitution was revised, the follow- ing changes being made: the membership was increased from fifty to seventy- five persons ; the duties of the secretary-treasurer, which, under the old law, were administered by one jierson, are now to be administered by separate individuals; the restrictions barring those belonging to other organizations from joining the Literary Club were removed. These and a few other less important amendments completed the revision. THERE are two Normal School Glee Clubs, one directed by Mr, Fair- bank, and one by Miss Garthe, whose members are chosen by their lead- ers from either the Junior or the Senior classes. This year Mr. Fair- bank ' s club is called the Senior and Miss Garthe ' s the Junior Glee Club. Next year new members will be chosen to fill the places of the June graduates and the clubs will exchange names. The clubs meet for an hour every Wednesday to rehearse the songs which enliven so many of the Monday programs and which we all so love to hear. This year each club held a social Wednesday and invited the faculty. The Faculty Quartette, composed of Messrs. Shepherd, McManis, Morrow, and Hinkle, have added much to these and other occasions. Twice a year, in November and May, the Junior and Senior clubs, together with the assistance of a few professional soloists, give a musical for the entertain- ment of the school. i I ' lHST SOPRANO. Fldrciicc Uland Ktlll ' l CMlkillS llllo-cilf Colhv A ' IH•s Dfiiics Miiry Dillon Tansy Edman Elvira Erickson RpKina Ilartman Edith Liiideborg Edith Nelson Irene McDonough Ali e Quinlan Bessie Saplitzskv Olive Tierney Senior Glee Club ■OND SOPRANO. FIRST ALTO. .Mrs. Ann;i Rlaekv Katherine Hurke Irene Ciane Anna Dulton Letitia .lones Theresa Maj;rady Alarfraret Seery Anne Taylor irene Prej ' angliey Mary .lane Ilyland Anne K Hi]inian Alice O ' .Mara Audrey Palmer Harriet Shmidt Elsie Simonson -President., surer Si;cOND ALTO. Eva Ahlstroui Anna Rr.adley (Jrace Ilanley Corina Ileniple Alice .Tohnson Martha O re Gladys Hoettit; Eleanor Wnhlnnist . . .Pansy Ep.man Ei.viRA Erickson Bb JB v Junior Glee Club B IRST SOPRANOS SECOND SOPRANOS. ALTOS. Anderson, Edith Colby, Genevieve L. Balluff, Pauline Asher, Lillian Dusman, Harriet Cummings, Margaret Baehmann, Ella Edwards, Ethel Fagan, Flora Burness, Anna E. Finney, Nona Hallberg, Sylvia Claussen, Grace Froehlieh, Rosa Holtsberg, Ella Collins, Florence Gilso, Margaret Krueger, Clara Oouleur, Florence Hogan, Lenore Thorud, Madeleine Dillon, Margaret Lutzen, Marie Walsh, Alice Harrison, Grace Manchee, Alice Welch, Mrs. Catherine Lahey, Mary Eva Nisted, Mildred Laudrebe. Edna Seek, Mabel Larson, Elfrida Warszewski, Helen Linihan, Lillian Wiersen, Lillian Loucks, Mildred La Crosse, Ethel Madsen, Marie McDonald, Grace McNerney, Irene Moran, Ethel O ' Connor, Gertrude Gertrude O ' Connor Porter, Elnora President LirxiAN IjInihan lYeasurer . . . Genevieve L. Colbt Secretary . . . Lenoke Hogan Accompanist tADELE NE THOBUD TresiUent Jennie Cade Secretary Genevieve Kyan Advisers J. F. MtllANis Myron L. Ashley JnriN W. SlIRPHKRl) The Psychology Club with its most iuterestiug iianic, Cui Bono, and its unique symbol, a balance with interrogation marks in both arms, originated in the fall of 1908. It proved to be really an outgrowth of the Child Study Club. Miss Mae Maddock was instnimental in oiganizing the club. Starting out under the tutelage of Mr. Ashley, this organization has pur- sued many psychological subjects. ] Iembers of the faculty have some times par- ticii)ated in making the programs beneticial and interesting liy showing the rela- tion between their respective departments and psychology. This year found the Cui Bono Club greatly increased in membership and favored with the efforts of two new advisers, Mr. Shepherd and Ir. McManis. The club devoted its time to a study of industrial education and to various jisy- cliological topics. The Current Topics Club was organized in 1908. The subject of its for- mation was to promote interest in the notable events of the world, to broaden our viewpoint, to give independence of opinion, and to afford an opportunity foij public speaking. The membership of the club is not limited and all students are eligible. One of the especial features of the club is the bulletin board in the library. At present Miss Leach is editor. Such articles as are considered valuable and interesting enough to the school as a whole are posted. The editorials are classed under three divisions,— local, domestic, and foreign. The first is concerned mostly with school affairs, and with Chicago as a business center. The domestic divi- sion includes reports of Congress and of State Legislatures, and reviews of lives of notable people. Tlie foreign division comprises a review of the world ' s relations, especially in connection with the United States. The work of the club is done by the various members who base their reports and discussions upon newspaper and magazine articles. The two teachers who have particularly helped the club are Mr. Hill and Miss Wells ; the former espe- cially assisted the meetings by giving suggestions on parliamentary practice. OFFICERS OF CURREXT TOPICS CLUB. President 3Iary Nichols Vice President Harriet Shmidt Secretary Gertrude Edwards Treasurer laroslava Bohacova AT one of the general assemblies of the Normal School, we had what was known as Club Day. At this meeting the president, or a representative of each club in the school, told of the work which the club was doing and what their hopes were for the future. After this program some one interested in things geographical, remarked that there wais no club in the school which pertained in any way to geography. So the seed was sown for the Travel Club. On the last day of Februaiy a preliminary meeting was held for the stu- dents who were interested in this kind of club. At this meeting the club was given its name. Also Miss Mary Courtenay was elected President and Miss Euth Smith was chosen as Secretary. The program of the Travel Club consists of in- formal talks on travels of all sorts to be given by members of the Normal School faculty, by the Normal School students, or by outsiders. Since the preliminary meeting the club has had two regular meetings. At the first one on March 10, Mrs. J. P. Cook gave us a very interesting and attrac- tive talk on A Walking Trip Through Switzerland. We soared to the heights of our imagination in hazardous climbs over glaciers and steep descents into the valleys, but alas, we finally found ourselves only in our chairs at the Normal School. At the second meeting on April 7, Mr. W. B. Owen talked to the Club about his travels through Switzerland and Italy, which followed up very nicely what Mrs. Cook told us in our first meeting. During the social time which followed this meeting, Mr. Owen said that a Travel Club ought to travel. Blit those of us who graduate will leave this phage of the work to our more enterprising succes- sors and hope that this club will prove to be of much benefit and pleasure to those that come after us. pLAY - ' CAMeS Presitleut Mary Swan Vice-Presideut Uesula Dovij: Secretary Fannie Wachter Tivasui ' pr Bernice Gallagher During the i ast year, former graduates of the Normal School who hap- pened to choose Wednesday for their visiting day, have found a new interest in tlie school providal by the Plays and Games Club. Hearing familiar istrains of London Bridge, Round and Kound the Village, and many other old favorites of childhood, they have discovered in the dome or the gymnasium a group of stu- dents heartily enjoying the fun and exercise, a nd have found a warm welcome in joining them. The club was organized on September 24, 1909, with two objects in view : first, to learn and review the old folk games and stories that have such value, educational, social, historic, and aesthetic, and to know a little of their history and significance ; secondly, to promote acquaintance and good fellowship among the members of different classes of the school. All the members of the club are called upon to take part in its activities, and all have responded loyally to their responsibilities: some members have jiiayed the music needed, some have planned the programs, some have conducted the meetings, some have told the stories, and all have joined in the games and made the spirit of the club. Several books on f  lk games, and a l)Ook containing stories of great operas have been bought by the club, these forming the beginning of a small library. Twenty-eight folk games and dances have been learned and reviewed. Some of the most interesting stories given were: The Wooing of Gerd, told by Miss Frawley, The Story of Dierdre, told by : Iiss FitzGerald, Tom FitzGerald and the Leprechaun, told by Miss Mulroy, and Faust, told by Miss ' Grady. It is hoped that in time the spirit of play and the better understanding of its value and meaning will contribute greatly to the spontaneity and sincerity of all the woi ' k of the members of the club. DAMCIMC WHEN, as Lower Juniors, we first heard of the dancing chiss, the ques- tion that troubled us was not, Shall we join it! but, Shall we be al- lowed to join? The first obstacle confronting us was that the mem- bership was so large as not to admit of any great increase ; the second, that we consisted mostly of angles and awkwardness. To our delight, however, we were invited to become members of the dancing class upon payment of the modest sum of five cents a week to pay for the music. Each one of us had secret visions of tripping it on the light fantastic toe after two or three lessons at most, for nothing could be more easy and natural than the arm and dancing movements, as Miss Ellingwood showed them to the class. But how sadly mistaken we were ! That this ease and natural grace were the perfection to be striven for, that they could be attained only by many, many lessons, with conscious effort, was established by the first lessons. We were all so intent on improving and there was so much pleasure in just dancing, that Thursday afternoon, the time at which we met, we eagerly looked forward to. From the simple arm and step positions we progressed to combinations of them in rhythmic forms, resulting in various dances, such as the Benita Caprice, the Motor March, Mom rise, and several others. TTie class gave an exhibition of three dances in June ' 09. In June ' 10 we intend to give another exhibition of the new dances, which shall be even better than the last. Besides the large number of students taking part in the weekly practice, there is always an interesting audience of students, members of the faculty, and visitors, attesting to the popularity of Miss Ellingwood ' s dancing class. 1 i RTS jHoQiAFTS OFFICERS. President Anne Koopman Vice-President Victobia Walkeblt Secretary Mabel Lundquist Treasurer Ruth WAHtaTsoM WHEN Mr. Owen came to Normal, one of the first things he did was to arrange a Monday program in which the president of each club gave the history of her club, told what the organization was doing, and what were the aims for the future. Although Literature, History, the Drama, Music, and many other subjects were represented, Art as a major idea seemed to have been lost in the other pursuits. So, in November 1909, a group of students came together and formed the Arts and Crafts Club, having for their larger aim the furthering of art in the Normal School. The members have met faithfully every other Wednesday since then with- out the supervision of any teacher, carrying out their plans to the best of their ability. The Art Department has been ready with help on all occasions, whether to conduct a jolly party to the Art Institute, advise on the price of paper, or work on a Monday program. The club feels now that babyhood is past and, many les- sons of youth having been learned, will start in next September ready for a year of active, influential work. ffBUTi BASKET BALL ATHLETICS, as well as all other activities, has its place in the Chicago Normal School. The school boasts, and rightfully, of a basketball team that can hold its own and has done so with some of the best teams in the city. It consists of young men in the Industrial Arts Department. Considering the small number in this department it is remarkably that a team of such excellence could be turned out. Of the tive games played in our own gym- nasium only one game has been lost, and that, by a score of 23 to 9, to the Engle- wood high school, champions of the Cook county high school league. The basket ball team has been managed by Johanseu and captained by Haskell, who, by their unfailing efforts and the co-operation of the other members, have guided the team through many difficulties. At the two guard positions we have in Bowker and Pfeil two of the fastest men that ever played on a team representing Normal. At center we have in Haskell a man who by his accurate basket throwing has won more than one game for us. The two forwards, Johansen and Olsen, by their passing of the ball and their basket-throw- ing, have also contributed their share in helping win games. Next year the team will remain intact and we hope to begin the season the way we are finishing this season, by winning tlie majority of the games. The team has been admirably supported by the faculty and the student body as a whole, for at almost every game we have played there has been some one there to cheer us on and encourage us when defeat seemed imminent. TENNIS CLUB THE iiVHsoiit infant among the College Clubs— the Tennis Club — was or- ganized March 14, lUlO, in Koom 3t)0, Miss Ellingwood acting as chair- man. The club was for the purpose of creating an interest in the game. The Hamilton Park courts have been used for practice and tlie mem- bers are ]ilanniiig a tournament to close tlie season. The officers are— rrcsiil ' iir B. KocEn Henry ScrctMry Trcasurei- Madeline Thoruo r.usimss .M:iii:ii:cr Guy WErrzBX THE SOCIAL HOUR THE Social Hour is a aew feature of the life of the Chicago Normal School. It was instituted as a means of enlarging the opportunity in the school for social recreation and acquaintance. The fundamental motive underlying the movement is that of fostering a democratic spirit among the students. It is generally true in large educational institutions that the social opportunities and pleasures pass into the hands of the socially fit, while those who most need these opportunities are cut off from them. Of course, it is not the intention of any one to exclude or isolate any one else. But it all comes about through lack of organization and also as a result of inexperience. The Social Hour, then, is an attempt to meet in a large way the need of the whole school. It is to be regretted that there is at present no place where the whole school can meet at one time for social purposes. On this account the plan has been for the Upper and Lower Seniors to meet on one Friday and the Upper and Lower Juniors on the next. All members of these classes are welcome and the program is so arranged that all who are present participate. Miss Ellingwood and Miss Northcott have divide l the responsibility for the programs, which have consisted largely of folk games and dances. While there have been but eight such Friday meetings, it seems to be the opinion of all that they have been very enjoyable— and therefore a success. The Normal Weekly MANAGING EDITORS. Dorothy Kuowles Jennie Isabel Cade Belle Ruth Cook Marie L. Shine Anna E. Dalton ASSOCIATE EDITORS. Cornelia B. Daisy Mary Jane Hyland Stella L. Mueller Lillian Linihan Bradley Sayre Carr Sylvia Lammers Mildred Loucks Guy P. Wetzel ADVISORY EDITOR. James Fleming Hosic. THE Chicago Normal School Weekly came into existence ou Jan. 10, 1910, largely through Mr. Owen ' s influence. He felt the need of something to bind together the various interests of the school, which had pre- viously been carried on more or less independently. A beginning was made with the assistance of the English department, who chose eleven students to make up the first staff and, with the advice of Mr. Hosic, to create a school pa- per. At first the staff consisted of four editors and seven reporters. The February graduating class, however, took one of the editors, and with the fifth edition of the paper, a new arrangement was agreed upon. The five upper seniors on the staff were made managing editors and held responsible for definite departments ; namely, new,3 and notes, organizations, editorials, practice schools, and matters concerning the entire school. The other members of the staff were made assistant editors, to become managing editors next semester. Several additions have been made to their number from time to time. Also a small army of special reporters has been gradually formed, who gather all possible news items, and submit them to the department heads. These reporters are earning a right to be future editors by their zeal and ability. Besides the five regular departments mentioned, a number of special ar- ticles on matters of general interest or iuformation have appeared in the Weekly from time to time. Special communications by members of the faculty, a dra- matic criticism, accounts of the graduation exercises, and directories of the stu- dents in practice, are some of these special articles. No purely literary matter has been published aside from editorials, as the aim has been to make the weekly a dignified account of school activities, — a wens-paper of Normal life. Under the guidance of Mr. Hosic and with the efforts of the staff and other students, the paper, begun by Mr. Owen, has not only been kept alive, but has been so incorporated into the life of the school that it is now an integral and uni- fying element. p]very Mcmday it appears, and since the Normal School prints it, i free to all and is read by all members of the college and of the practice schools. Odds and Ends M IN EDUCATION l. OWi]X— Am I running away from you? Voice in Rear— Wish he would just now. And the class again returns to a comfortable position and resumes its interrupted nap. •. 0«( ' «— Did you ever stop to think what was involved in a wink? •. 0 eH— Say that again, Miss O ' Brien, I thmk you have an idea ( !?) •. 0((f (— (As an illustration) — Now. some morning when you ' re shav- ing— il r. 0«fji— Your mind is not a place where an idea gets around like a pea in a gourd. Mr. Ouen — OxiT eyes wink in pairs — why don ' t our feet? in and rattles THE EIRE DRILL A hell clangs through the hall With an awful, harrowing din; The shrill harsh tones act as a call For the gathering of girls, both great and small, To form a line, and all fall in. AVitli a sad and patient smile, Each leaves his work half done. And marches silent for a while Till reaching the door, all break the file To swarm outside for a chat and a run. All out of breath they return to school. This foolish exercise they all affirm Is, like the drill, a horrid rule, We can ' t do a thing till we all feel cool. (Aside) I hope we have a lot this term. r Ciiic. GO.(ucljL VyJ! 19 ?! 2. RESIDENCE. No. 2-323 [AJ C pt ' yy street. Chicago i 3. KIHTHPLACE ' (j X£-CCt j O LAaM J AU ' O ■V-N. D.T« o. m, r„ JiJyUA OUUY VP 18 ?.. 5. DATli OF NATURALIZATrOX JL ' I ' TJL 2- j II I Chicago NoR j,.L Scnooi, ) tAm Cy y I i 7. Special Woku in We send our plans by fast express They reach you quick we know, You send them back by freight, I guess, They come so exceeding slow. Dance with fairy footsteps While you are young and gaj Yield your soul to music To its pure, inspiring sway. Still not to pay youth merely Belongs the magic dance. For the weaiy days of the aged It ' s joy doth oft enhance. E. R. THE CHARGE OF THE LUNCH BRIGADE Half a step, half a step, Half a step onward ; All in the alley to food Strode the Six Hundred. Fonvard, the Lunch Brigade! Dive for the eats, they said, Into the alley to food Strove the Six Hundred. Forward, the Lunch Brigade! Was there a girl dismay ' d? Not though the starved ones knew One cook had blundered. Theirs not to make reply. Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to eat and die: Into the alley to food Strove the Six Hundred. Counter to right of them, Bailing to left of them, While starved ones behind them Jostled and grumbled ; Tempted by cooking smell. Boldly they strove and well. When can their glory fade? Oh, the wild dive they made, All the school wondered. Honor the dive they made ! Honor the Lunch Brigade, Noble Six Hundred ! E. W. and M. iK wo VLO H RV£ THEM A Travelogue THIS evening we shall visit the Chicago Normal College, so let us imag- ine ourselves, loaded down with many heavy books, transported to En- glewood, in Chicago. This is (Slide No. 1) the far-famed Chicago Nor- mal College, one of the most magnificent structures in the town— grand and beautiful in outward appearance, grand and beautiful in its work of sending forth souls to concjuer the world by much learning and deep reflection. You ob- sei-ve the large brick building to the east? That is the Practice School where, tried in the fires of exi)erience, these aforesaid embryonic souls develop into higher beings of strength and majestic austerity. The Bridge of Sigbs (most appro- priately named), you see, joins the seat of learning with the laboratory where the innocent young of this clime are sacrificed upon the altars of experiment. But let us mount these broad stone steps, pass beneath tlie lofty pillars, and stand in the rosy light of (Colored Slide No. 2) yon purple grapes and scarlet polka dots. Do not shrink, think of those who journey day by day beneath the gorgeous lustre! Passing to the left we come to a small room very grandly furnished with one desk. (Slide No. 3.) But the importance of this desk and the lady behind the desk ! In the former may be found anything from a postage stamp to a flunk notice; from the latter is obtained everything— pins, advice, sympathy, or lost pocket books. Opening from this room is the abode of the man of cheer and laughter, him who may even command the lady behind the desk. (Slide No. 4.) Notice the carpet which marks this a place of distinction! Near the door hangs his portrait; do you recognize it? If not, take a Nonnal course in Education. Now let us go out into the hall again, but walk west, to a room mysterious and grand (Slide No. 5), where in the softened light we see a long, bright table, polished chairs, beautiful pictures, and above all — another strip of carpet. (Slide No. 6.) This second view shows the chairs filled, the rug occupied. The Faculty are listening to the ideas of their ])rineipal on— but I cannot say what, for none may enter to listen. Leaving these educational centers we might spend a day on the first floor in those awful rooms where earthworms groan for mercy, where living l)eans are murdered, and whence issues in dense fumes a weird mixture of potassium per- manganate and what do you think about it? But our time is short and we must hurry on. So let us mount the west stairway and enter the first room we see. (Slide No. 7.) An open door reveals those two popular heroes, dear to the hearts of all senior girls— Johnny Bones and Sammy Muscleman. On becoming ac- quainted with their striking complexions one learns that the humerus is not the funny bone and that the Tensor Vaginae Femoris arises from the anterior part of the outer lip of the crest of the ilium and the anterior superior spinous pro- cess. Enough is said. We will depart from these realms and with never a back- ward glance again wearily climb the stairs amid the growing murmur of those American voices, for as one travels upward, you know, he comes to the abode of the Juniors, where talking ]iredominates— and large hairbows. In my tour of the building I paused on reaching the top of this west stair- way, but oniv for a moment; then, guided by strains of melody ( ?), I turned to ray right and walked past many learned, literary looking rooms till I reached the north west corner of this upper floor. (Slide No. 10.) This is what I saw— this body of students, sitting demurely in the large, sunny room, apparently enjoying a musical hour. But, dear friends, if you could hear the music you would wish that all flow- ers would always stay asleep and that lovely stars had never been discovered. You see that girl calmly chewing gum? She does not realize what is her fate— that next year, in this very room, no longer calm, no longer chewing gum, but clutching a pencil and violently beating the air, she will flounder through the process of teach- ing by rote Little Gypsy Dandelion , or a similar high-class melody. Let us softly withdraw. Now the scenes change as we walk east along the corridor toward the realms of art, the largest and most beautiful section of the school, where is found in abun- dance (except when wanted in a hurry), jars of paste, saucers of past e, brushes filled with paste, ink in leaky bottles, knives (very dull), oil stones (very dry), rul- ers (never straight), scissors and Paper, paper every where and any kind you want! We will leave this part now since my next lecture will deal with the Art Rooms exclusively. But first look at these young ladies. (Slide No. 11.) Is it 9:00 A. M.f Or 6:00 P. M.? Or Saturday at noon? You will always find a lady here Working in this room. They are not dish washers or pastry cooks, only humble followers of Rodin and Saint Gaudens ; let us leave them to flounder in the clay and plaster. We must tread carefully now for this southeast comer is hallowed ground. As I wended my way along, I had heard louder and louder, the sound of manly voices, mingled with the clang of a hammer, the breaking of wood, and again and again a deafening crash. I knew I had at last found the origin of the sickening thuds that, heard in the front hall, increased in fury as I ascended. (Slide No. 12.) The view I obtained, you see, is not very good, owing to the multiplic- ity of flying splinters, yet even so, one cannot help recognizing in these youthful forms VDung Apollos who shall eventually lead the world in making window boxes. Rounding the corner and walking west, leaving behind all noise, we come at last to a haven of peace and quiet. (Slide No. 13.) Obsei-ve the many stacks of learned looking books, the card catalogue, the dictionaries, the encyclo- pedias, the magazines — ah, yes— the magazines. Here one may read the serial stories for the past ten years in at least ten magazines with three stories a year- romantic food for an ag ' e. Here one may come to plunge in the depths of psy- chology 1 No ! To refresh the mind with Judith ' s Secret, The Touchstone, ' ' etc. But let us not feel sad for even this j oor lantern slide shows the well-worn, even tattered appearance of all books— anatomy, geography, or education. Let us walk to the windows of the room and look upward. (Slide No. 1-t.) In the soft bright sunlight with the blue, blue sky overhead, the walls of the court, the shining windows and the dome rising above, seem as lovely as a Vene- tian palace. Let us not forget the busy noise of the school rooms and the fine dis- order that results from interested work, but as we leave the Noniial School let us remember above all this beautiful picture, an emblem of hope, aspiration, and at- tainment, the spirit of Normal. A. K. 1 Q ' ,„ o, d PAMPHLET BINDER Syrocu Stockto n. Calif. ;